He, however, said the resident doctors in Jodhpur and other cities like Ajmer and Bikaner are likely to continue the strike.

On Saturday night, attenders of an injured patient Nemi Chand Mali allegedly misbehaved with resident doctors on duty at MDM government hospital in Jodhpur, official sources said.

A scuffle soon broke out between the medics and the kin of the patient following which police resorted to lathicharge to control the situation, they said.

Demanding action against senior police and administration officials, private and government doctors went on a strike in around 40 hospitals in Jodhpur, while resident doctors struck work in Jaipur, Kota, Ajmer and Bikaner.

Sharma said at Monday night's meeting, the doctors demanded action against policemen who lathicharged the medics, action against those people who misbehaved with the doctors and a thorough probe into the whole case. The officials have responded positively, he said.

Medical services were virtually paralysed in five major districts of Rajasthan due to the strike. Officials said that at least 15 people have died so far in Jodhpur as they could not be provided treatment in time due to the stir which began on Sunday.

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